A Topic of Moral Theology

The Qualities of Consent

What consent must be for a contract to hold: true, free, deliberate, and mutually expressed.

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agreeing to a contract · consent in a contract · contract, consent · valid consent to a contract (ed.)

In the index as Consent · Contracts · Fiction · Contract · Contract, consent · Intention · Matrimony · Deliberation · Condition · Consent required for contract · Fraud · Intimation · Liberty · Notice · A moral or juridical person · Acceptance · Acceptance in contract · Deceit · Interpreter · Intimation of consent · Mandate · Nullity · Procurator · Telegraphs, telephone

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Sixth. On the Seventh…, Chapter Fourth. On Contracts, Question First. On Contrac…, Article Third. On Capable …, Section 1. On the Qualities of Consent, nn. 530, 531, 532 & 533 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. VII, Sect. I, Ch. II, Art. I, § IV, Point I. On the Qualities of Consent, n. 834 — Consent must be internal, fully deliberated, external and intimated to the other party, and indeed by the contracting party or in his name, and finally simultaneous. It is said: I. Internal. If it is not internal, consen… Read in context →

Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)

144. The Nature of Marriage, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Vol. I, Treatise On Contracts, First Part. On Contracts i…, Ch. I, Art. III, § I. On the Endowments of Legitimate Consent, n. 772 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. III, Contracts, and the Obligat…, On the Virtue of Justice (…, Part II — Chapter I: On Contracts in General, nn. 620, 621, 622, 623 & 624 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. I, Q. IV, Ch. I, Art. II, § 3. On Legitimate Consent, n. 255 — 255. A. Qualities of consent. Consent must be: 1. true or internal; 2. free and deliberate; 3. externally manifested; 4. mutual. 1. True or internal, not merely external or feigned. Hence consent in external words alone … Read in context →

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Sect. C, Ch. I, Question Two: On Consent Required for Contract, nn. 456 & 457 (20 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Matrimony, First Part: On Matrimony I…, Question Four: On the Caus…, Article I: On the Qualities of Consent, nn. ¶1, 799, 800 & 801 (24 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Matrimony, First Part: On Matrimony I…, Question Four: On the Caus…, Article II: On the Vices of Consent, nn. ¶1, 802 & 803 (8 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. I, Tr. IX, Pt. I, Ch. II, Art. III, § I. On the Qualities of Legitimate Consent, nn. 489 & 490 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Palladium Theologicum, Tome V: On the Virtues

Tr. II, Disputation I: On Contract…, Question II: Whether for the validity of a contract the intention of contracting, and of binding oneself, is required, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 (13 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Consent in contracts — Slater, Manual of Moral Theology · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Konings, Theologia Moralis · Concina, Compendium — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)